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Chapter 1 General powers of authoritiesC1C2C3C4

  1. 1General power of competence
  2. 2Boundaries of the general power
  3. 3Limits on charging in exercise of general power
  4. 4Limits on doing things for commercial purpose in exercise of general power
  5. 5Powers to make supplemental provision
  6. 6Limits on power under section 5(1)
  7. 7Procedure for orders under section 5
  8. 8Interpretation of Chapter

Annotations

Modifications

C1

Pt. 1 Ch. 1: power to modify conferred by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 113D(1) (as inserted (28.1.2016 for specified purposes, 28.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1), ss. 10, 25(2))

C2

Pt. 1 Ch. 1 modified (9.2.2017) by The West of England Combined Authority Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/126), arts. 1(3), 24

C3

Pt. 1 Ch. 1 modified (3.3.2017) by The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/251), arts. 1(2)(b), 11

C4

Pt. 1 Ch. 1 modified (5.10.2026) by The Surrey (Structural Changes) (Pensions etc.) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/1011), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 9(b) (with Sch. para. 10)